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Shaun Tan's The Lost Thing

Text Shaun Tan's The Lost Thing

TLF ID M021385

This is a very rich resource for students from the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), which gives them an insight into the art of Shaun Tan through a focus on both the book and the film of The Lost Thing. The content focuses on aspects of storytelling, including themes, techniques, forms and language, visual, written and aural. Students can browse the pages to complete the activities, or download the comprehensive PDF resource.

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Educational details

Year level

5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10

Topics Text structure Creating texts Literary devices Visual effects Computer generated animation Composition (Visual arts) Characters (Narratives) Attitudes Picture books Cinematography Editing Themes (Texts) Language conventions Narratives Text types Imaginative texts Symbols Viewing Settings (Narratives) Text purpose
Learning area
  • English

Other details

Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Australian Centre for the Moving Image
  • Organization: Australian Centre for the Moving Image
  • URL: https://www.acmi.net.au
  • Publisher
  • Name: Australian Centre for the Moving Image
  • Organization: Australian Centre for the Moving Image
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: https://www.acmi.net.au
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
  • Unknown
Learning Resource Type
  • Text
  • Image
Rights
  • © Australian Centre for the Moving Image, unless otherwise indicated. Free-for-education material.